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St. Louis-based EMT has found a market in assisting school districts with special-needs and homeless student transportation. After launching in St. Louis, franchises have been established in nine states.
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SCHOOL BUS FLEET conducts an annual survey of special-needs transportation providers for our February issue. Not only do we try to keep tabs on long-term trends, like the rate of growth of the population of special-needs students being transported, but we also try to ask school bus operators something new each year.
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National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) members heard a major theme emerge during the general sessions and seminars at the 2009 Summit: namely, that transportation is a key part of the education system, and the industry must take on and promote that role in order to achieve larger safety and educational goals.
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Districts across the country are facing budget cuts — sometimes drastic. Pupil transportation professionals are examining innovative ways to maintain current levels of service with significantly fewer dollars.
Read More →The Obama administration, Chicago city officials and community groups have all begun to respond to the shocking and brutal beating death of 16-year-old honors student Derrion Albert.
Read More →I wanted to brighten up your Monday with this fun music video from Daddy a Go Go, a rock and roll band created by John Boydston in Atlanta, Ga.
Read More →Staff appreciation events boost morale and show employees that their services mean a lot.
Read More →Many public organizations are jumping on the Twitter bandwagon to publish important information . . .
Read More →I recently found a story online about a school bus driver in Asheville, N.C., who has documented the historic sites and noteworthy landmarks along her bus route . . .
Read More →The history of civil rights in the U.S. has been tied to transportation in a unique way. School buses helped cross color lines when courts mandated desegregation of schools. . .
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